Description
The Maryland Health Benefit Exchange is seeking bids for food, snack, and beverage vending services for its employee cafe. The awarded contract will provide a variety of affordable, nutritious, and high-quality food options for employees in a vending machine setting. The contract will be for a term of two years, from May 11, 2026, to May 10, 2028. The successful bidder will be required to provide modern vending machines, refrigeration, and cooler units, and to maintain and operate the equipment at their own expense. The bidder must also provide a cost model that does not require a minimum monthly revenue or sales commission for items purchased. Some key responsibilities of the successful bidder include: providing a variety of beverages, sandwiches, energy bars, juice drinks, soft drinks, bottled water, nuts, and snacks; effectively maintaining and timely stocking all equipment; and resolving customer vending complaints in a courteous manner.
Some key features of the contract include:
• A two-year contract term
• Modern vending machines, refrigeration, and cooler units
• No minimum monthly revenue or sales commission requirement
• A variety of food and beverage options
• Timely stocking and maintenance of equipment
• Courteous customer complaint resolution